307013-003 Datasheet, PDF (195/848 Pages) Intel Corporation – Intel I/O Controller Hub 7

Functional Description
Figure 5-9. SATA Power States
Power
PHY =
Ready
Intel^® ICH SATA Controller = D0
Device = D0
PHY =
Partial
PHY = PHY =
Slumber Off (port
disabled)
Device = D1
PHY = PHY =
Slumber Off (port
disabled)
Device = D3
PHY = PHY =
Slumber Off (port
disabled)
Resume Latency
5.17.4.2 Power State Transitions
5.17.4.2.1
Partial and Slumber State Entry/Exit
The partial and slumber states save interface power when the interface is idle. It would
be most analogous to PCI CLKRUN# (in power savings, not in mechanism), where the
interface can have power saved while no commands are pending. The SATA controller
defines PHY layer power management (as performed via primitives) as a driver
operation from the host side, and a device proprietary mechanism on the device side.
The SATA controller accepts device transition types, but does not issue any transitions
as a host. All received requests from a SATA device will be ACKed.
When an operation is performed to the SATA controller such that it needs to use the
SATA cable, the controller must check whether the link is in the Partial or Slumber
states, and if so, must issue a COM_WAKE to bring the link back online. Similarly, the
SATA device must perform the same action.
5.17.4.2.2 Device D1, D3 States
These states are entered after some period of time when software has determined that
no commands will be sent to this device for some time. The mechanism for putting a
device in these states does not involve any work on the host controller, other then
sending commands over the interface to the device. The command most likely to be
used in ATA/ATAPI is the “STANDBY IMMEDIATE” command.
5.17.4.2.3
Host Controller D3_HOT State
After the interface and device have been put into a low power state, the SATA host
controller may be put into a low power state. This is performed via the PCI power
management registers in configuration space. There are two very important aspects to
note when using PCI power management.
1. When the power state is D3, only accesses to configuration space are allowed. Any
attempt to access the memory or I/O spaces will result in master abort.
2. When the power state is D3, no interrupts may be generated, even if they are
enabled. If an interrupt status bit is pending when the controller transitions to D0,
an interrupt may be generated.
When the controller is put into D3, it is assumed that software has properly shut down
the device and disabled the ports. Therefore, there is no need to sustain any values on
the port wires. The interface will be treated as if no device is present on the cable, and
power will be minimized.
When returning from a D3 state, an internal reset will not be performed.
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